Newport Avenue Market is being recognized as one of the most notable independent delis in the country by Boar’s Head Brand, a leading provider of premium delicatessen meats and cheeses. Boar’s Head has named Newport Avenue Market a Deli of Distinction. The Boar’s Head Deli of Distinction honor is only awarded to a few select […]
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Cacique USA Founder To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Gilbert de Cardenas, founder of Cacique USA, will receive the Dairy Deli Bakery Council of Southern California’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the group’s dinner meeting on Feb. 12. Cardenas’ family-owned and -operated business is one of the great American success stories that began in the early 1970s when the family received its Visa to come […]
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Modesto Store Manager Luke Houston Receives Save Mart’s Tocco Award
Save Mart, S-Mart Foods, Lucky, Maxx Value Foods and FoodMaxx stores honored Luke Houston, store manager of the Scenic and Oakdale Save Mart in Modesto, Calif., with the 2012 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year Award. During the company’s annual management appreciation gala last weekend, 10 nominees for the award were presented. […]
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Pamela’s Hires New Employees, Leverages Expertise After Expansion
On the heels of its $1 million bakery expansion earlier this year, Ukiah, Calif.-based Pamela’s Products continues to grow its expertise with two new hires, Business Manager Donna Williams and Sales and Marketing Coordinator Hannah Hershey. GM Alana Rouse also assumes a larger role at the 76,000-s.f facility, leading a 64-person team to build upon […]
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Arizona Shows Signs Of Recovery With Growth In Housing, Real Estate Market
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer The housing and real estate market, which many consider the best gauge of how the economy is doing, certainly appears to be improving in Arizona. In Phoenix alone this year, home prices have risen by more than 20 percent, the highest of any city in the country, according to Tim McCabe, […]
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Middle Eastern Supermarket Sabzee Mediterranean Opens In Encino
Sabzee Mediterranean Market celebrated a grand opening today in Encino, Calif. The Middle Eastern grocery and supermarket takes its name from the Farsi word for greens and is located on Ventura Boulevard between White Oak and Balboa boulevards. The store offers healthy selections as well as a variety of kosher and halal meats and groceries. […]
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Smith Brothers Of Demo Deluxe/IMG Pass Away At 66
Brothers James and Jerry Smith, owners and operators of Demo Deluxe/IMG, both recently passed away after battling cancer. A funeral service for the brothers was held Monday in Orange, Calif. James A. Smith died Nov. 21 and Jerry E. Smith died Dec. 6. Both were 66 years old. They were born two minutes apart on […]
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Natural Grocers Opens In Helena, Mont.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage opened its newest location in Helena, Mont., on Tuesday. The Helena store at 3061 North Montana Ave. is the company’s third Montana location, following stores in Billings and Missoula earlier this year. Natural Grocers, based in Colorado, offers only natural and organic products on its shelves: shoppers will find only […]